Robert Edwin Lee vs Robert E. Lee

Robert Edwin Lee and Robert E. Lee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Robert Edwin Lee	Yes	No	No	No
Robert E. Lee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Robert Edwin Lee and Robert E. Lee are synonyms defined as:

Robert Edwin Lee and Robert E. Lee: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)

Other synonyms of Robert Edwin Lee include Lee, Robert Edward Lee.

Robert Edwin Lee (noun)	Robert E. Lee (noun)
American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)	American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)